Walking, without other incident-single episode · Strains
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, 41 EAST POST ROAD, WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK 10601
on — Strains, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee twisted her left leg while walking, suffering a pulled muscle/hematoma that required hospitalization.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedBodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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